Happy Little Helper

When you have to trek across the parking lot to do laundry, you have to be creative...

Don't worry, this is clean laundry!

Lounging in the laundry never looked so fun!

Waking up from one of his short naps

little charmer

Little zombie in the giant underwear

Jay tried out a Johnny Jump Up for the first time this week, and I couldn't help thinking that it looks like giant underwear swallowing him whole! He's a tad too short for the "underwear," so his arms stick straight out. It cracks me up! He hasn't figured out that he can jump in it yet, so mostly he just hangs out and drools a lot...

"I love church!" ...this really means "I love the hallways at church!"

I love my little Joseph ARGYLE White!

Keeping it Real...

Since we've been married, Jeff and I have never lived in one place for more than a few months, so why start now? This week we moved 2 blocks away to an apartment that is $110 cheaper per month than our good ole Birch Street apartment. As always, moving was a big pain!! Since it was so close, we didn't bother with boxes. We just heaped stuff in the car. Jeff got sick the day of the move, so I had to be macho mama and help our friend lift and maneuver our heavy couch and bed out of one apartment, into his pickup truck, and into our new place!!! It was SO HARD! Last time we moved, though, I was 7 months pregnant, and Jeff did everything...so I guess it was my turn? I pretty much moved ALL of our worldly possessions in about a million little carloads. Let's face it, a Honda Civic is no moving van...

All of our kitchen stuff (food, dishes, etc.) took a whole car load! And I thought we didn't have any food storage...

Our freshly organized apartment, complete with sick husband.

Check out our sweet retro oven/stove unit!!! It works just fine--that bread to the right is proof

Our library, minus the bookshelf that we keep in Jay's room. We need to add more pleasure reading to it. Right now it's mostly a reference section plus Harry Potter, thanks to Jeff's history/philosophy studies and my Spanish degree.

And it wouldn't be a true blog post without a few pictures of our little sweetface! Jay rode in the jogging stroller without the carseat for the first time this week, and he loved it!

He may not be crawling yet, but boy can this boy migrate in his sleep! He started sleeping best on his tummy right when he learned how to roll over a few weeks ago. I think he now traverses the length of his crib a few times each night!

I love my baby! Can you see his teeth?

Check out those chompers!

Buff Baby

"Drop and give me 20!"

As if the 2 teeth he sprouted last week weren't enough, Jay has started to lift his head high and push off of his arms while on his tummy! My baby is growing up! He is getting so strong. And he's getting heavier so he's making me get stronger too! I attempted to take pictures of his sweet new moves this afternoon, but alas, the pathetic low lighting of our apartment did nothing to improve my limited photography skills. Plus, Jay is rarely still long enough for a good focused picture:

Happy!

He looks UP at us when we're standing over him

Jay has also started using his hands-- he still only grabs these two toys when they're hanging right above his hands, but it keeps him entertained.

He can really go to town on the bouncy chair with the toys--everything moves!

Labor Day Weekend: an ode to Steph

Thursday, September 3rd, we packed up our trusty, rather dusty little Honda Civic and drove the 9 hours to Salt Lake City, Utah. Jay slept most of the way. Jeff's sister Steph kindly let us stay at her apartment. When we asked her if we could visit, we merely requested 2 1/2 pieces of her floor-- one for me, one for Jeff, and half for Jay. When we got there, Steph gave us HER OWN BED and slept on the floor herself! Of course, Jay chose this weekend to sprout his first 2 teeth. A teething baby after a long day in the car made sleeping before 1am rather difficult on Thursday night. Jay yelled nonstop for a few hours after we arrived! Steph was a very patient host. Not only was she patient with her wailing nephew, she also made us yummy breakfasts, took us out to eat, and hiked lots of trails with us. THANK YOU STEPH!

Our first hike--Jay LOVED it!

Grandma Kay (Jay's great-grandma) went out to lunch with us. We helped her get started on Facebook, and she needed a profile picture-- so we took one!

Steph took us to Frogurt for some yummy frozen yogurt. mmmmm!

Saturday night was Laurs and Chris Snow's wedding open house. It was SO good to see my best friend so HAPPY and married! It was also fun to see a few good ole SVU friends who were there.

Buddies: Liz, me, Midge, and Laurs

Goofy old roomies

Right before my triumphant Blokus victory

Our little family hiking at Brighton-- talk about lack of oxygen!

Lovely aspens along the trail

It was chilly on our hike-- Jay's little nose got cold and his cheeks got rosy!

On Labor Day, Steph, Jeff, and Justin (Steph's man friend) hiked Mt. Olympus. Jay and I stayed behind because, as you can see, the terrain was too treacherous for a baby.

I slipped in the shower and bruised my shin!

On our drive home, we stopped a few times to let Jay exercise. Look at that strong neck! We put his changing pad on the back of the car. Don't worry, we stood right next to him so he didn't fall off!

Teething bites!